Come read ICE-RED and see the elitism in RJC kids!!!
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I think there was a thread here on "schools fostering elitist mindset" so i shall continue it...
look at this link...the real forums page...
http://www3.icered.com/icered/home/forum/threadList.jspa?forumID=33&threadID=18280&tstart=0
the concerned pikamaster -
im quite disgusted at their behaviour
however, it is not possible to tell which sch they are from, so it's hard to determine the authenticity of each post -
why do you think i'm bloody elated i made a decision not to go there, although it was because of access.. and it wasn't "the best" JC at that time..
looks like "best" has become "pest" JC.. -
it is extremely sad that the people in RJC can be so cocky...
try to understand, how many of us can get into top JCs in Singapore? and to sterotype that those who doesn't make it to Top Secondary Schools or Top Junior Colleges are useless is totally a very sad thing to hear from our potential-leaders...
It is true that they made it to top JCs with their good results, but they have to accept the fact that every individual is different, difference in family-background, difference in terms of wealthiness, and many other difference, even genetic differences...
if they think that they are so high up there, only being able to see people as high as them, they should probably reconsider...
the good people in gahmen are always choosing people amongst these elites, it is extremely worrying to see the attitudes of some of these snobs, many whom come from respectable families... where has all the up-bringing gone? or do they have no up-bringing at all?
i am also not trying to throw all those in top schools into the same category, i have known of many friends and relatives who make it to top schools, but they are very humble and always willing to share...
personally, i feel that all these boils down to the education system of Singapore... why do we need to have all these ranking things? does it now still serve the initial intention of the gahmen?
Lastly, i would like to say that not all people from neighbourhood schools are bengs and lians roaming around far east, neither do all top school people are elites are our future enterpreneur, political leader, or whateva... and if they still want us to show some respect to them, they should also give us the same respect... -
Ultimately, a lot of this snobbery from the Raffles people is due to the Gah'ment's policies of promoting bureaucrats into positions of power primarily on the basis of their academic performance. It's so much like the Confucian civil service exams in imperial China, and we know what happened there...the whole system became so corrupt and ineffective...ergo, Mongol invasion, Manchu conquest, Opium War, etc etc etc
"He went to the right schools, he did well in school, therefore he must be the best man to run the country." What a colossal logical fallacy, to say nothing of the fact that it's an incredibly immature and infantile way of thinking.
Imperial China already made the mistake of putting academic over-achievers in charge of the country, and look at the terrible price it paid. And now our Gah'ment's repeating the very same mistake. Didn't they study history in school? Oh, I forgot...they were all probably science students. They're always so proud of their 'technocrat' credentials, after all... -
They should be cocky and keep it to themselves. -
Rafflesians breed trolls?
Auspicium Melioris Aevi! -
they rely on academic performance and social status to gauge people because they lack the ability to perceive individuals based on subtler qualities. anyway, they pose no threat to me, unless they make it into politics.Originally posted by pikamaster:I think there was a thread here on "schools fostering elitist mindset" so i shall continue it...
look at this link...the real forums page...
http://www3.icered.com/icered/home/forum/threadList.jspa?forumID=33&threadID=18280&tstart=0
the concerned pikamaster -
disgraceful behaviour
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not all top sch. pple are like that.... definitely i and laser51088 are not... hehe...we're frm RI n we r classmates..Originally posted by boy in blues:they rely on academic performance and social status to gauge people because they lack the ability to perceive individuals based on subtler qualities. anyway, they pose no threat to me, unless they make it into politics.
in the end, Auspicium Melioris Aevi, hopefully.
the pikamaster -
oh well... its take just one rotten apple
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how about when half of the barrel is rotten?Originally posted by kopiosatu:oh well... its take just one rotten apple
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those snobby kids better not find their way here and stick to some unknown forum.
the government is screwing things up badly, they make these kids so highly educated, these kids whom they think will make great leaders for the nation, sometimes u have to go through totally shit to open ur mind... these kids haven't seen anything, and i'm not gonna be in this country if its going to be led by them.
pick up a rifle and fight for my family? yes
fight so that those snobby kids can sit in a bomb shelter and whine? no fucking way -
not directing this at you or anyone in general, but sometimes, what's NOT said and HOW something is said can be very telling as well...Originally posted by pikamaster:not all top sch. pple are like that.... definitely i and laser51088 are not... hehe...we're frm RI n we r classmates..
in the end, Auspicium Melioris Aevi, hopefully.
the pikamaster
one doesn't just display an elitist mindset by boasting or thinking out loud... silence can be loaded and false modesty can be equally disgusting.
in the same way, a loud expression of superiority can be a manifestation of one's deep seated insecurity... its frankly SAD that one gets off by boasting about one's school... go check out the song "charmless man"... the lyrics says it all... -
Every school has it's share of rotten apples. You can't fault the entire JC based on those arrogant few.
Some of my best friends are rafflesians and i admire the candid and mature views they express; they have an open nature which neither restricts their thoughts nor impedes their actions. That's why i am more inclined to believe those who use the pen names "RJCdude" and so on merely despise the raffles culture and would rather draw as much slime using their name to gain some measure of satisfaction for themselves. -
look at it this way, no one can look down on you if you don't want them to, just hold your head up high, have pride in your own existence
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hehe...how abt faulting the institution instead of the students? After all, Hodge-podge seems pretty arrogant too...Originally posted by BillyBong:Every school has it's share of rotten apples. You can't fault the entire JC based on those arrogant few.
Some of my best friends are rafflesians and i admire the candid and mature views they express; they have an open nature which neither restricts their thoughts nor impedes their actions. That's why i am more inclined to believe those who use the pen names "RJCdude" and so on merely despise the raffles culture and would rather draw as much slime using their name to gain some measure of satisfaction for themselves.
the amused pikamaster -
heh, im from a neighbourhood school and its reasons like this that i despise those proud and arrogant guys from english schools.
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Confucius said Raffles boys usually put one hand in pocket and feel cocky all day.Originally posted by subudei:Ultimately, a lot of this snobbery from the Raffles people is due to the Gah'ment's policies of promoting bureaucrats into positions of power primarily on the basis of their academic performance. It's so much like the Confucian civil service exams in imperial China, and we know what happened there...the whole system became so corrupt and ineffective...ergo, Mongol invasion, Manchu conquest, Opium War, etc etc etc....
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Originally posted by Wuey:Confucius said Raffles boys usually put one hand in pocket and feel cocky all day.
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prehaps these growth up snooby kids is sitting in some bomb shelter and giving brainless suggestions for the battalion to fight in n risking their lifes.Originally posted by kopiosatu:those snobby kids better not find their way here and stick to some unknown forum.
the government is screwing things up badly, they make these kids so highly educated, these kids whom they think will make great leaders for the nation, sometimes u have to go through totally shit to open ur mind... these kids haven't seen anything, and i'm not gonna be in this country if its going to be led by them.
pick up a rifle and fight for my family? yes
fight so that those snobby kids can sit in a bomb shelter and whine? no fucking way -
i thought confu' said that one who has his hands in his pockets is always on the balls.
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lol are you refering to mindef?Originally posted by edLow:prehaps these growth up snooby kids is sitting in some bomb shelter and giving brainless suggestions for the battalion to fight in n risking their lifes.